The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-07-16

out sufficient food, frequently without shoes,
and then tell where the greatest heroism
was Oh, it is easy TO be brave when the
eyes Of the people are upon you rs leader,
but for that pour, halfstarved, ragged army
to tramp with bleeding feet to their coun.
try's help, was something more deep, more
lofty ana more sublime than courage. That
was patriotism. And the loftiest, noblest
patriotism is that which boy disr lays in the
army. He has more TO yield, but yields it
more freely. We hear all honor heaped upon
the generals the leaders, but do we always
think of that greater heroism-the heroism
in the ranks? The boys of America did more
true, brave acts in both wars than did any.
one else, and they'll do il again if their
country has need The speaker then named
several notable and pathetic examples of
heroism IN the battles of the Rebellion, by
boys of this county. Ralph Buchanan, of
Ottawa, when sitting around camp. fire one
night, in the heart of the south, voiced the
sentiments Of all the true American boys
when he said that he was happy that the
struggle, if it must come at all, had come At
time when he was able to do his part in
serving his country. John Doty, also of Of
tawa, when shot through and through, said,
as they were carrying him off on a s,retcher
Il die willingly, boys, for my country
Joseph Filzimmons, of La Sale, when Grant
ordered Thomas TO hold a post in particular
danger he (Fizimmons) volunteered to take
one of the most exposed positions, saying
that he had no one depending upon him, aud
he might as wei! be killed as anybody. At
Bentonville, the last battle of the March to
the Sea, n boy of sixteen was hit in the
back with n rifle ball, and ordered to the
rear. As he was going toward the hospitals
he was overtakeu by a fleeing regiment from
another part Of the line, and had gone on
oIped, asked passing soldier for some
cartridges, and said: "l've gone far enough |
I'll die here" The soldiers, seeing him
standing there, gradually came and stood by |
him, and so whole line was formed and the
Rebs driven back.
Corporal Tanner, when cannon ball took
off both his feet, at Grovedon, the second
battle of Bull Run, said; Never mind me,
boys and then commenced to sing, "Rally
round the flag boys
"Now." said the Major, II don't see how
the remark of Cambronne, the general in the
French guard ut Waterloo, that the guard
dies, but never surienders, u don't see
wherein that heroism was any greater than
the beroism of the boy in the Grovedon
stump field, or of Corporal Tanner Then
he went on to say that these were only peb-
of bravery all through the war. There were
thirty thousand Union men died in Auder
sonville prison when the Rebels had stand
ing offer of a bounty to those who would
enlist in the Rebel army. And when we
think of these human sacrifices that We
know of in these later years we can form
some idea of the Divine Sacrifice Of Him who
said, Father, forgive them, they know nol
what they do Patriotism is not patriotism
unless accompanied by the spirit of seli.sac
riice. Patriotism and religion 20 hand IN
hand"
The pastor then briefly thanked the gen
tlemen who had furnished this highly enter.
tanning programme, and the services were
closed with the hymn, praise God, from
whom all blessings fow," and the benedic.
ton.